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I Tried a $4,500 Robotic Exoskeleton and It Gave Me Super Ankles

The future of wearable tech isn’t just on your wrist—it’s on your legs. In this hands-on look, we test the Dephy Sidekick, a consumer-powered bionic footwear system designed to give you a literal boost with every step. At $4,500, this powered ankle exoskeleton claims to offload your calves and make walking effortlessly easy. Read more…

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The future of wearable tech isn’t just on your wrist—it’s on your legs. In this hands-on look, we test the Dephy Sidekick, a consumer-powered bionic footwear system designed to give you a literal boost with every step. At $4,500, this powered ankle exoskeleton claims to offload your calves and make walking effortlessly easy.

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0:00 Taking the Dephy Sidekick for a Walk
0:24 What is the Dephy Sidekick
1:13 Military Testing and Focusing on the Ankles
2:18 Is This a Growing Market?
2:49 Who Is Dephy Sidekick For?

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  1. @lynwoodjones

    July 2, 2026 at 8:01 am

    😮❤

  2. @RagtagMisfitGaming

    July 2, 2026 at 8:21 am

    Maybe it’s just me but whenever I thought about exoskeletons in SciFi they were something you put on over your existing gear. I feel like these are just shoes with an ankle support feature. I would rename it. But it looks interesting.

    • @wenscael2166

      July 2, 2026 at 10:22 am

      Well the shoes go over your existing gear (socks). 😛 But also they don’t seem like a long-term integral part of the system anyway, rather just a way to avoid designing this to fit all shoes for now.

  3. @LarsN-m4q

    July 2, 2026 at 8:31 am

    lol

  4. @Hadley-k2e

    July 2, 2026 at 9:20 am

    Maybe it’s just me but whenever I thought about exoskeletons in SciFi they were something you put on over your existing gear. I feel like these are just shoes with an ankle support feature. I would rename it. But it looks interesting. ……

  5. @SuperShotoBros

    July 2, 2026 at 9:56 am

    🤔

  6. @Aragorn7884

    July 2, 2026 at 10:28 am

    When you want to look more dorky 🤓

  7. @Aragorn7884

    July 2, 2026 at 10:29 am

    the T-800 laughs at this.

  8. @DariusRoland

    July 2, 2026 at 10:34 am

    I can see that being really helpful for me, especially given that I DO have difficulty walking long distances, sometimes even relatively short distances – such as a just a city block or so.

  9. @LaCroix-S

    July 2, 2026 at 10:47 am

    looks so stupid and useless lol

  10. @maxisp1000

    July 2, 2026 at 11:49 am

    We live in Minority Report, The Terminator is a documentary, and the Matrix is coming.

    • @Rob-p2c

      July 3, 2026 at 12:17 am

      The pre crime cops are right now repelling from the helicopters to come and get you

    • @maxisp1000

      July 3, 2026 at 6:41 pm

      @Rob-p2c I hate when they do that….

  11. @joelnehl

    July 2, 2026 at 1:07 pm

    Do you have to take them off to drive your car?

  12. @filipemiguel8754

    July 2, 2026 at 2:10 pm

    When AI take over … you will be the first “march in”

  13. @FULLM3T8L

    July 2, 2026 at 2:28 pm

    When I’m 70 I will appreciate this.

  14. @lizbif0315

    July 2, 2026 at 3:29 pm

    Wonder if this could help people with MS. People slagging these but they could change lives

  15. @spektred

    July 2, 2026 at 5:56 pm

    Is anyone else reminded of the “Stompers” shoes from Super Mario Bros movie from the 90s? 😅

    • @Rob-p2c

      July 3, 2026 at 12:16 am

      I think of the movie Elysium where he has an exo skeleton

  16. @SinSupreme

    July 2, 2026 at 10:14 pm

    4500 for a kick

    • @elivelive

      July 3, 2026 at 7:55 am

      Made me jaw drop

  17. @asprywrites

    July 2, 2026 at 10:21 pm

    “It’s all a changing landscape” 2:09 (editor changes landscape) – I see you, player 👊🏾

  18. @oozeslime2219

    July 3, 2026 at 4:16 am

    The muscles that this device helps will atrophy as a result of not having to work as much. It is the same thing as getting less exercise. That being said, when you take them off, it will be harder to walk than it was before you started using them. I can only see this being helpful in someone that can’t exercise anymore, and as a last resort.

    • @dannydaw59

      July 3, 2026 at 5:45 am

      True. Maybe it would work on paraplegics whose muscles won’t work in the 1st place.

    • @ciceroorator1374

      July 3, 2026 at 11:55 am

      No, it’s not bypassing the muscle. It’s distributing load.

  19. @TheBestNameEverMade

    July 3, 2026 at 11:48 am

    Could help a lot of people who use walking sticks right now.

  20. @juanlugofitness

    July 3, 2026 at 12:40 pm

    Little by little, we are letting AI (+ robotics) do everything for us. Even walking. Not good. But this could perhaps be useful to someone that really really needs it, like an overweight senior.

  21. @WestCParallel49

    July 3, 2026 at 1:01 pm

    Can u walk longer, without muscle fatigue, using them?

  22. @ometofu

    July 3, 2026 at 7:03 pm

    This is awesome for senior. Hope it will one day dropped to like $1000

  23. @RichEmbury

    July 3, 2026 at 7:22 pm

    I have arthritis in both my ankles, this would be cool to try, but outta my price range on a disability income. $4500 is about 1/3 of my annual income on disability.

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